I woke up to a beautiful day when the World Cup in South Africa kicked off in 2010. Not only was the world's biggest tournament about to begin, it was sunny outside and I had the day off from work to focus on the opening day games with friends...

After a late morning practice session, Benny Feilhaber and Shalrie Joseph of The New England Revolution took a few minutes of their time to predict who would win the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine...

This was supposed to the be the year for Toronto FC. Change had come. Paul Mariner and Aron Winter had brought hope and flashes of progress last year. There was the CONCACAF Champions League win over Los Angeles...

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When the Houston Dynamo walk onto BBVA Compass Field on Saturday night to face D.C. United in front of 22,000 fans (4:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network)—it spells a new challenge for the Dynamo and caps a journey that started in San Jose...

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The Seattle Sounders Jumped to the table of this week's Power Rankings after handling the Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union in one week. Sporting Kansas City had a tough week with its first home loss of the season...

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1. San Jose Earthquakes (6-1-1, 19 pts .) - Depth and defense is what prevails in Major League Soccer. And San Jose has it. Going to Philadelphia isn't easy, but the 'Quakes were up to the task and continue to defy the odds...

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There are a few surprises this year in Major League Soccer . Sporting Kansas City 's great start to the season is one, even though the team's talent was never in question. Injuries have been a major player already this year...

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Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake were both looking to establish their supremacy. They wanted to show Major League Soccer who was the team to beat. And Kansas City came out on top and stayed perfect...

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Kenny Cooper didn't live up to expectations last season for the Portland Timbers . The former FC Dallas standout was supposed to be the kind of impact player the expansion team needed to make its first season in Major League Soccer special...

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Real Salt Lake fell hard at home this week, which is something that isn't often said. Sporting Kansas City jumps up one spot after another impressive win. And five teams got their first win of the season...

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